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'Crap' towns reborn

Maligned by locals and visitors alike, the following places have all struggled with their public image in recent years. Many featured in the book Crap Towns - a dubious honour indeed. But thanks to regeneration plans, there is hope they can soon be reborn. -- Dundee "All routes from my hotel seem to be barred by busy A-roads," was the comment from a Telegraph Travel writer who visited Dundee in 2009
. He went on to describe the city as "looking like a town that was almost entirely redesigned in the late Sixties to give the car prominence over everything". But much is now being done to revive the city's fortunes, with Visit Scotland even claiming Dundee is "a vibrant cosmopolitan hub with a diverse economy". Ambitious perhaps? -- Your view Which once run-down towns do you feel have turned the corner? Which haven't? Leave your comments below. -- Read more Crap Towns Returns: top ten worst places in Britain'Crap' towns: readers pick their worst
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